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Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/19 – ‘JSON’

On:  Thursday, 8/1/19, at 11:59am ET   ·   For:  6/30/19   ·   Accession #:  1558370-19-6758   ·   File #:  1-37368

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/01/19  Adaptimmune Therapeutics PLC      10-Q        6/30/19   66:6.1M                                   Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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14: R2          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets     HTML     97K 
15: R3          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets     HTML     36K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
16: R4          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of      HTML     60K 
                Operations                                                       
17: R5          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of      HTML     43K 
                Comprehensive Loss                                               
18: R6          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of      HTML     30K 
                Comprehensive Loss (Parenthetical)                               
19: R7          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of       HTML     90K 
                Change in Equity                                                 
20: R8          Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of       HTML     26K 
                Change in Equity (Parenthetical)                                 
21: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     87K 
22: R10         General                                             HTML     24K 
23: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     46K 
24: R12         Revenue                                             HTML     54K 
25: R13         Operating Leases                                    HTML     67K 
26: R14         Other expense, net                                  HTML     45K 
27: R15         Loss per share                                      HTML     22K 
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29: R17         Fair value measurements                             HTML     52K 
30: R18         Available-for-sale debt securities                  HTML     71K 
31: R19         Other current assets                                HTML     35K 
32: R20         Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      HTML     34K 
33: R21         Share-based compensation                            HTML     67K 
34: R22         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     50K 
                (Policies)                                                       
35: R23         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     65K 
                (Tables)                                                         
36: R24         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     28K 
37: R25         Operating Leases (Tables)                           HTML     69K 
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                (Tables)                                                         
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45: R33         General (Details)                                   HTML     22K 
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                of Presentation (Details)                                        
47: R35         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     30K 
                Leases - General Information (Details)                           
48: R36         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     27K 
                Leases - Cash Flow and cost (Details)                            
49: R37         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     25K 
                Leases - Balance Sheet Information (Details)                     
50: R38         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     25K 
                Correction of an immaterial error (Details)                      
51: R39         Revenue - Revenue from contracts with customers     HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
52: R40         Operating Leases (Details)-Lease Cost               HTML     34K 
53: R41         Operating Leases (Details)-Maturities               HTML     38K 
54: R42         Other expense, net (Details)                        HTML     32K 
55: R43         Loss per share - Antidilutive securities (Details)  HTML     24K 
56: R44         Accumulated other comprehensive income (Loss)       HTML     24K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R45         Fair value measurements (Details)                   HTML     38K 
58: R46         Available-for-sale debt securities (Details)        HTML     81K 
59: R47         Other current assets (Details)                      HTML     36K 
60: R48         Accrued expenses and other current liabilities      HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R49         Share-based compensation - Share-based              HTML     28K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
62: R50         Share-based compensation - Options (Details)        HTML     29K 
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 3/06/23  Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc      10-K       12/31/22  117:15M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 3/14/22  Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc      10-K       12/31/21  109:13M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
 2/25/21  Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc      10-K       12/31/20  112:13M                                    Toppan Merrill Bridge/FA
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